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'I can make this march, and make Georgia howl.'. -William Tecumseh Sherman The 'March to the Sea' shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. But does the Savannah Campaign deserve the reputation it has been given?.

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>'I can make this march, and make Georgia howl.' -William Tecumseh Sherman The 'March to the Sea' shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. In the late autumn of 1864, as Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia, Sherman accomplished his objective: to destroy civilian morale and with it their support for the Confederate cause. His actions elicited a passionate reaction as tales of his dastardly deeds and destruction burned Sherman's name into the Southern psyche. But does the Savannah Campaign deserve the reputation it has been given? In her new book War and Ruin, Anne J. Bailey examines this event and investigates just how much truth is behind the popular historical notions. Bailey contends that the psychological horror rather than the actual physical damage-which was not as devastating as believed-led to the wilting of Southern morale. War and Ruin looks at the 'March to the Sea' from its inception in Atlanta to its culmination in Savannah. This fascinating text is a chronicle of not just the campaign itself, but also a revealing description of how the people of Georgia were affected. War and Ruin brilliantly combines military history and human interest to achieve a convincing portrayal of what really happened in Sherman's epic effort to smash the Confederate spirit in Georgia.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0842028501
ISBN-13
9780842028509
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2229261

Product Key Features

Book Title
War and Ruin : William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign
Author
Anne J. Bailey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General, Military
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
152 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
No. 10
Lc Classification Number
E477.41.B35 2002
Reviews
War and Ruin is the best, most concise history of Sherman's grand march from Atlanta to Savannah. The author clearly demostrates that hte fear of Sherman was more devastating to Southern morale than were the general's deeds. Sherman may have made good on his promise to 'make Georgia howl,' but he did not wage total war in the conventional sense. this innovative book proves Sherman was not so original--or cruel--after all, and that in war the threat of violence can be just as effective as actual destruction in subduing the enemy., This book is a clearly written and concise study of the March to the Sea and Sherman's capture of the city of Savannah at the end of December 1864. The book is liberally illustrated and there are three maps. Bailey provides a solid overview of Sherman's remarkable campaign. She points out that there was nothing that the Confederacy could do to stop Sherman, and further points out that while the March to the Sea was war on a grand scale, it was not total war as defined by Twentieth Century standards. She also points out that Sherman waged a more aggressive form of total war on the Indians in the years of the Civil War, but that history has instead focused on the March to the Sea since it brought the misery of war to Georgia for the first time. Bailey's different take on these events makes this book worth owning., Professor Bailey's book makes a great case: Sherman may not have invented hard war, but he waged it ruthlessly and then promoted it more flamboyantly than any other American soldier. No wonder his name still curls lips here in Georgia., Noted historian Anne Bailey's new book provides scholars and general readers alike with excellent insight into the changing nature of the Civil War and Sherman's major role in it. This slim volume puts to lie, yet again, the Lost Cause view of sherman. This is a book that deserves a wide reading., War and Ruin is the best, most concise history of Sherman's grand march from Atlanta to Savannah. The author clearly demostrates that hte fear of Sherman was more devastating to Southern morale than were the general's deeds. Sherman may have made good on his promise to 'make Georgia howl,' but he did not wage total war in the conventional sense. this innovative book proves Sherman was not so original "or cruel "after all, and that in war the threat of violence can be just as effective as actual destruction in subduing the enemy.
Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 List of Maps Chapter 3 "A Haven of Bliss": Savannah Chapter 4 "The Blue Jackes Rule the Day": Atlanta Chapter 5 "Our Cause Is Not Lost": The Confederate Response Chapter 6 "John Brown's Soul Goes Marching On": Sherman Leaves Atlanta Chapter 7 "Leaving Suffering and Desolation behind Them": Milledgeville and Griswoldville Chapter 8 "We Hear of Terrible Times Below": Southeast Georgia Chapter 9 "Almost Starved and Ragged": Nearing Savannah Chapter 10 "I Regard Savannah as Already Gained": The City's Defense Chapter 11 "A Season of Sadness": Savannah at Christmas Chapter 12 Epilogue: "A Grand Innovator": Sherman and Total War Chapter 13 Bibliographical Essay Chapter 14 Index
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-021843
Dewey Decimal
973.7/378
Series
The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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